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“211 Project“ was initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, it is a project aimed at enhancing research standards of high-level universities and cultivating strategies for socio-economic development.
So far， China has more than 118 institutions of higher education that were designated as 211 Project institutions, and from 1996 to 2000, approximately US$2.2 billion was invested in this project.
Among those universities, 6 percent for them have met certain scientific, technical, and human resources standards and offer advanced degree programs.
Nowadays, four-fifths of doctoral students and one-third of undergraduates are trained by project 211 universities in China. What’s more, they offer 85% of the state's key subjects, hold 96 percent of the state's key laboratories, and utilize 70% of scientific research funding in China.

Nowadays, there are about 2047 universities (not including universities in 211 and 985 project) in China, and in 2014, 7.27 million students graduated from universities in China. Ordinary universities can be divided into several categories such as general university, technical university, specialized university such as medical, foreign language and teacher-training university.
As China's economy keeps growing, more and more international students choose to study in China.
They don’t only study Chinese, but also undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programs. Before you want to study in China, you can learn more information about courses and facilities of ordinary universities on CUCAS.

“985 Project” is a project aimed to increasing the development speed and gaining more reputation for China’s universities. The 985 project was announced by Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the 100th anniversary of Peking University on May 4, 1998. Through the 985 project, China demonstrated its ambition to build world-class universities in the 21st century.
985 project involves both national and local governments allocating large amounts of funding to certain universities to build new facilities such as research centers, hold international conferences, attract world-renowned visiting scholars, and help Chinese students to attend conferences abroad.

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China has paid more and more attention to improving its sport industry in recent years. In 2008, China let the world see it China’s achievement in sports and also demonstrated its determination to develop sport and make people healthier than before. So far, China has established many sport universities and students from sport universities usually become athletes, coaches and teachers in China.
Some popular sport universities in China are: Tianjin University of Sport, Nanjing Institute of Physical Education and Shenyang Sport University.

An agriculture university means a university that is engaged in teaching, research and promoting growth in agriculture and related disciplines. China is a big country in the field of agriculture and there are many agriculture universities. In the top 100 of China’s universities, 7 of them are agriculture universities.
Some popular agriculture universities in China are: China Agricultural University, Huazhong Agricultural University and Nanjing Agricultural University.

China has different types of universities focused on providing programs about music, design, fine art, acting and liberal arts. In the past three decades, students from art universities have made great contributions in the development of culture in China.
Some popular art universities in China are: Central Conservatory of Music, Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts.

A medical university usually provides a range of educational programs in the biomedical sciences and medical field. Most medical universities have the purpose of preserving and optimizing human life.
Some popular medical universities in China are: China Medical University, Capital Medical University and Tianjin Medical University.

A language university in China helps international students to learn Chinese and enable Chinese students to learn foreign languages in China. As China continues to develop, more and more international students would like to learn Chinese. China has established many language universities and about 457 Confucius Institutes around the world to spread Chinese culture and language around the word.
Some popular language universities in China are: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Tianjin Foreign Studies University and Shanghai International Studies University.

A Normal university means a school or institution that trains teachers, and does not means an ordinary university. Nowadays, normal universities in China are not only playing the role of training teachers, but also cultivating comprehensive college students.
Some popular normal universities in China are: Beijing Normal University, Hunan Normal University and Tianjin Normal University.

A Financial university in China is aimed to cultivate talents for China’s economic construction and social development. Students from financial universities may step into banks, financial department, and international trade companies to create value with their skills.
Some popular financial universities in China are: University of International Business and Economics, Hebei University of Economics and Business and Tianjin University of Finance and Economics.

A comprehensive university means the university provides a huge variety of different courses, programs. In recent years, most universities in China have many programs so most of them can be regarded as a comprehensive university. So the difference between normal university and comprehensive university seems like only the number of programs.
Some popular comprehensive universities in China are: Beijing University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University.

A science and engineering university means a university mainly focused on programs such as nature, science, technology, engineering, computer and mathematics. Since China set up the goal to build world class universities, more and more universities have become more “comprehensive” and not only providing science and engineering programs.
Some popular science and engineering universities in China are: Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China and Huazhong University of Science & Technology.

A Nationality university in China usually was set up to solve domestic nationality issue in China. A Nationality university is also carrying the mission to cultivate talents in minority nationalities and make research on theories and policies about nationalities in China.
Some popular nationality universities in China are: Minzu University of China, Dalian Nationalities University and Yunnan University of Nationalities.

Military universities in China send thousands of talented to positions in China’s army, Department of Defense, and other subsidiary organizations of China such as military hospitals and schools. As the need to build ever more powerful armed forces grows, China is also developing more and more military talents than before.
Some popular military universities in China are: Fourth Military Medical University, National University of Defense Technology and PLA Air Force Radar Academy.

Any law & politics university in China usually provides programs to train students for essential political and legal professions, and are transferable to many other professional fields. As the economy grows rapidly in China, the demand for talented law & politics graduates grows stronger. Therefore, more and more law & politics oriented universities have emerged in China.
Some popular law & politics universities in China are: Southwest University of Political Science ang Law, East China University of Political science and Law and Northwest University of Politics and Law.

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Private schools, also known as non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments but managed by people or non-governmental organization; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be able to get a scholarship, which makes the cost cheaper, depending on a talent the student may have (e.g. sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), financial need, or tax credit scholarships that might be available. There are over 300 private universities in China.

Public schools in China refer mainly to institutions that are government funded with various management fees and teachers whose salaries are paid for by the government. Many universities in China are public universities like Peking university, Tsinghua University and so on. There are over 1500 Public Universities.

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If you want to study in China and find a university in a peaceful town, you may check the list of universities in rural area in China to find the ideal university for you. This list shows you universities in rural area that admit international students. There are a lot of advantages for study in a university in rural area, such as low living expenses, great air condition and environment and beautiful places to go.
So if you want to find a university in rural area in China to enjoy above advantages or you have a limited budget, you may check this list to find your idea university.

Do you want to know what universities are in urban area? Do you want to study in urban area to enjoy the convenience of transportation and entertainment facilities? CUCAS has collected information of hundreds of universities and composed this list of universities in urban area in China.
If you have chosen your ideal university, just check it on the list of universities in urban area to see whether or not it is located in urban area!

About Yingkou

The city is home to the basketball club Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. The club brought forth several players of China's national basketball team. It plays its home games at the Benxi Gymnasium.